SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
CURRICULUM GUIDE
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Core Curriculum Subjects (All Strand)
Core Curriculum Subjects (All Strand)
Core subjects are subjects that all SHS students will study regardless of their chosen career track or learning strand. You can think of this as similar to the general education subjects that college students usually take in their first or second year of college.
Subjects that form the core of the SHS curriculum include:
Grading System
Written Works = 25%
Performance Task = 50%
Quarterly Exam = 25%
Total = 100%
21st Century Literature from the Philippines and the World
Contemporary Philippine Arts from the Regions
Disaster Readiness and Risk Reduction (For STEM Strand)
Earth and Life Science
Earth Science (For STEM Strand)
Filipino Christian Living (A-D)
General Mathematics
Introduction to the Philosophy of the Human Person
Komunikasyon at Pananaliksik sa Wika at Kulturang Pilipino
10. Media and Information Literacy
11. Oral Communication
12. Pagbasa at Pagsuri ng Iba’t Ibang Teksto Tungo sa Pananaliksik
13. Personal Development
14. Physical Education and Health (1-4)
15. Physical Science (For Non-STEM Strand)
16. Reading and Writing
17. Statistics and Probability
18. Understanding, Culture, Society and Politics
Academic Track (Major Subjects)
Academic Track (Major Subjects)
Major subject in Senior High School (SHS) are subjects that is central to a specific academic strand or track. These subjects are designed to provide in-depth knowledge and specialized skills pertinent to the chosen field of study, preparing students for further education or specific career paths.
Major subjects of the SHS curriculum include:
Grading System
Written Works = 25%
Performance Task = 45%
Quarterly Exam = 30%
Total = 100%
Accountancy, Business
and Management
(ABM) Strand
Accountancy, Business
and Management
(ABM) Strand
Applied Economics
Business Ethics and Social Responsibility
Fundamentals of Accountancy, Business and Management 1
Fundamentals of Accountancy, Business and Management 2
Business Math
Business Finance
Organization and Management
Principles of Marketing
Humanities and Social
Sciences
(HUMSS) Strand
Humanities and Social
Sciences
(HUMSS) Strand
Introduction to World Religions and Belief Systems
Disciplines and Ideas in the Social Sciences
Philippine Politics and Governance
Creative Writing
Creative Non-Fiction: The Literary Essay
Disciplines and Ideas in the Applied Social Sciences
Trends, Networks, and Critical Thinking in 21st Century Culture
Community Engagement, Solidarity, and Citizenship
Science, Technology, Engineering
and Mathematics
(STEM) Strand
Science, Technology, Engineering
and Mathematics
(STEM) Strand
Pre-Calculus
Basic Calculus
General Biology 1
General Biology 2
General Physics 1
General Physics 2
General Chemistry 1
General Chemistry 2
Applied Subjects (All Strand)
Applied Subjects (All Strand)
Applied / Contextualized subjects are subjects that all SHS students will take; however, contrary to core subjects, which are only meant to cover the most basic topics, applied subjects are designed to focus on the specific applications of certain subjects in the student’s chosen career track or learning strand.
Applied Subjects that students are going to study as part of the SHS curriculum include:
Grading System
Written Works = 25%
Performance Task = 45%
Quarterly Exam = 30%
Total = 100%
English for Academic and Professional Purposes
Practical Research 1
Practical Research 2
Filipino sa Piling Larangan
Empowerment Technologies
Entrepreneurship
Work Immersion/Culminating Activity
Work Immersion/Culminating Activity
Work immersion refers to the subject in the Senior High School curriculum involving hands-on experience or work simulation for at least 80 hours. DepEd Order No. 30, s. 2017 provides the legal basis for implementing work immersion in all senior high schools. The program involves three stages - pre-immersion, immersion, and post-immersion. Learners apply their skills at work immersion venues under the supervision of partner institution supervisors and work immersion teachers.
Grading System
Written Works = 35%
Performance Task = 40%
Quarterly Exam = 25%
Total = 100%
Accountancy, Business and Management (ABM) Strand
Business Enterprise Simulation
Humanities and Social Sciences (HUMSS) Strand
Work Immersion/Career Advocacy Culminating Activity
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Strand
Research Capstone
Inquiries, Investigations, and Immersion
Accountancy, Business and Management (ABM) Strand
Humanities and Social Sciences (HUMSS) Strand
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Strand
TVL Track: ICT & HE Specialized Subjects
TVL Track: ICT & HE Specialized Subjects
Specialized subjects are subjects that are unique to the career track or learning strand that the student chose. These are similar to the major subjects that college students take, although they’re designed to be less complex than their college counterparts.
Grading System
Written Works = 20%
Performance Task = 60%
Quarterly Exam = 20%
Total = 100%
Bread and Pastry Production
Food and Beverage Services
Tour Guiding Services
Computer Programming
Computer Hardware Services
Inquiries, Investigations, and Immersion
Work Immersion/Career Advocacy Culminating Activity
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